Germany's foreign minister said Tuesday that British Prime Minister Theresa May had "finally brought a bit more clarity" with a highly anticipated speech on her government's Brexit plans. Seven months after the referendum to leave the EU, Brexit "still has not been formalized," said...

British American Tobacco agreed Tuesday to pay almost $50 billion (47 billion euros) for control of U.S. firm Reynolds American, creating the world's largest listed tobacco company. BAT will purchase the 57.8-percent of Reynolds American that it does not already own, BAT said, unveiling an...

After the Soviet Union sacrificed millions of lives to help defeat Nazi Germany, it received a token of gratitude from its allies: a chunk of territory surrounding the Prussian city of Konigsberg on the Baltic Sea. Now called Kaliningrad, the isolated and highly militarized Russian enclave of...

Asian investors moved warily Tuesday as they look ahead to a crucial week for two of the world's top economies as Britain outlines its plans for leaving the EU and Donald Trump is sworn in as U.S. president. Britain's pound edged up but remains stuck near three-decade lows against the dollar...